Heart Failure Definition

noun
Cessation of normal heart function.
American Heritage Medicine
The failure of the heart to beat or to pump blood.
Webster's New World
The inability of the heart to pump enough blood to maintain an adequate flow to and from the bodily tissues.
Webster's New World

(cardiology, pathology) The cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • coronary failure

Other Word Forms of Heart Failure

Noun

Singular:
heart failure
Plural:
heart-failures

Heart Failure Sentence Examples

  • On Sunday morning the iith of October, just after his return, whilst on a visit to Mr Gladstone, he died in Hawarden parish church of heart failure.

  • Alcohol and cardiac stimulants may be required to prevent heart failure.

  • In March 1892 he died suddenly from heart failure.

  • Late manifestations may include angina pectoris, myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure and severe mitral regurgitation.

  • These factors included exhaustion asphyxia, dehydration, and congestive heart failure.

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